4,5-Dihydroorotic acid

4,5-Dihydroorotic acid

IUPAC name	2,6-dioxo-1,3-diazinane-4-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	[155-54-4]
PubChem	648
MeSH	4,5-dihydroorotic+acid
Properties
Molecular formula	C₅H₆N₂O₄
Molar mass	158.112 g/mol
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4,5-Dihydroorotic acid is a derivative of orotic acid which serves as an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis.

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v • d • e Nucleotide metabolism intermediates

Formation of IMP	Ribose 5-phosphate - Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

Formation of AMP/GMP	Adenylosuccinate - Xanthosine monophosphate

Purine catabolism	Hypoxanthine - Xanthine - Uric acid

Pyrimidine anabolism	4,5-Dihydroorotic acid - Orotic acid - Orotidine 5'-monophosphate - Uridine monophosphate

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